Actually, Hinke sits occasionally against lefties. The 43 of 45 games stat is a little misleading since there have been a few times that he has sat against lefties and come in to pinch hit, such as last night. But you should expect him to start 85% of the time.

It also not such a bad idea to platoon him if you can against lefties anyway since he does not hit them very well.

stumpak wrote:Actually, Hinke sits occasionally against lefties. The 43 of 45 games stat is a little misleading since there have been a few times that he has sat against lefties and come in to pinch hit, such as last night. But you should expect him to start 85% of the time.

It also not such a bad idea to platoon him if you can against lefties anyway since he does not hit them very well.